Under qualification rules, countries with no skier ranked in the world’s top 500 may send one man and one woman to the Olympics to compete in slalom and giant slalom – if the athletes achieve an average of 140 points or fewer over five recognised races.

Ana Jelusic, of the International Ski Federation, last night said: “She ticks all the boxes.”

Vanessa, only the second athlete to represent Thailand at the Winter Games, was born in Singapore to a Chinese mother and a Thai father but was brought up in the UK when her mother remarried a Briton.

She said: “People are surprised when they see me skiing but it has been my dream to be a ski bum since I was 14.

“This is something I am determined to do. I have no delusions about a podium or even being in the top 100.”

Vanessa, a British citizen who also has a Thai passport, rose to fame as a child prodigy with ultra-modern electric violin and head-turning looks.

She added: “Living my dream is great – but the best job in the world is being on stage, making music.”